Thomas Simpson (composer) explained

Thomas Simpson (Kent, 1582 –) was an English composer who worked in Germany. Simpson, a generation younger than William Brade is first heard of at Heidelberg in 1608.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Four and twenty fiddlers: the violin at the English court, 1540-1690 - Page 155 Peter Holman - 1996 -"William Brade and Thomas Simpson are examples of prominent Elizabethan composers of instrumental music ... Simpson, a generation younger, was born in Kent in 1582, and is first heard of at Heidelberg in 1608 ..."